Chapter 41
The sign on the outside of the deli’s door read, “Closed for Family Celebration.”
Valerie squeezed Eric’s hand tightly. He pulled their clasped hands to his lips and kissed the back of her hand. She did her best not to wonder why it had taken them so long, but she didn’t fight the soft and foolish sigh that filled her.
Inside, Joshua and Anne had pulled together a couple of tables in the center of the room, and they were more heavily laden than a Passover table. Joshua bustled out from behind the counter bearing a large platter piled high with sliced roast beef and set it in the middle of the candlelit spread.
“Sweetheart!” his voice practically shook the foundations of the building, then he enfolded them both in one, single great hug. She heard Eric’s laugh and her own sigh
